What does altiloquent mean?
Altiloquent means Pompous, or pretentious in speech.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Pompous, or pretentious in speech.
[T]hey listened, dazzle-eyed- secretly making lists- to grandly romantic trash: bad poetry, stupid theology- altiloquent designs in the empty air.
He remembered that the politeness seemed too elaborate, too florid, altiloquent to the extent of insincerity.
Use altiloquent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Altiloquent means Pompous, or pretentious in speech.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[T]hey listened, dazzle-eyed- secretly making lists- to grandly romantic trash: bad poetry, stupid theology- altiloquent designs in the empty air.
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